Dio shows his devil's horns to the universe once again with his second solo album The Last In Line. His unique sounding vocals dominating each and every song. There are a lot of similarities to Holy Diver, but there are some subtle differences, too. The end result is almost equally as impressive though, and The Last In Line stands as one of the highlights of Dio's career.

so RJD had already cemented his place as an iconic front man by the early 80's for his work in Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Holy Diver showed how successful he could be on his own. and by his own, i mean as "first among equals." i'm sure RJD would be the first to agree and give 75% credit to the rest of the band.

The Last In Line is a worthy successor to his landmark initial offering, with blistering tracks like "We Rock" and "I Speed At Night", epic tunes such as "The Last In Line" and "Egypt", his sophomore effort was proof positive that Holy Diver was not just a one-hit wonder.

Considering you can find this cd new in the States for under $10, if you live in an industrialized nation you should stop reading right here, run to the local record store and buy this. pronto.

And if my word ain't enough, no less a metal aficionado than Fenriz listed this (and Sabbath's Mob Rules, which also features Dio on vocals) in the liner notes of Circle The Wagons in (another) installment of his "must have" metal albums.

This album became so Out-dated now...hate it very much. I just voted it out of The Best 200 Chart. Cool...
(Can someone vote up Bloodbath's Nightmare Made Flesh....this album is nearly out of the chart)
By the way, Holy Diver is a true Classic.

This album became so Out-dated now...hate it very much. I just voted it out of The Best 200 Chart. Cool...
(Can someone vote up Bloodbath's Nightmare Made Flesh....this album is nearly out of the chart)

This album became so Out-dated now...hate it very much. I just voted it out of The Best 200 Chart. Cool...
(Can someone vote up Bloodbath's Nightmare Made Flesh....this album is nearly out of the chart)